ﻭﺇﻥْ ﺗﻨﺄٓ ﻋﻨّﻲ ﻭﺇﻥْ ﺗﻘﺮﺏِ
ﻭﺇﻥْ ﺗُﺮٓ ﺷﻤﺴﻚٓ ﺃﻭ ﺗُﺤﺠﺐِ
ﻭﺇﻥْ ﻭﺯّﻋﺘﻨﻲ ﺻﺮﻭﻑ ﺍﻟﺰﻣﺎﻥ
ﺟُﺰﺍﻓﺎً ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻕِ ﻟﻠﻤﻐﺮﺏِ
ﻭﺇﻥْ ﺃﺑﻌﺪﺗﻨﻲ ﻋﻨﻚ ﺍﻟﺼّﻌﺎﺏُ
ﻭﺿﺎﻕٓ ﻋﻠﻲّ ﻣﺪﻯ ﺍﻷﺭﺣﺐِ
ﻓﺈﻧّﻲ ﻭﺇﻥْ ﻋﺰّﺕِ ﺍﻷﻣﻨﻴﺎﺕُ
ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻞِ ﻭﺍﻟﻘﺮﺏُ ﻋﻦْ ﻣﻄﻠﺒﻲ
ﻟﺒﺎﻕٍ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﻬﺪِ ﻣﻬﻤﺎ ﺍﺳﺘﻄﺎﻝٓ
ﻋﺬﺍﺑﻲ ﻭﺍﺛﻘﻞٓ ﻟﻲ ﻣﻨﻜﺒﻲ
ﻭﺑﺎﻕٍ ﺃﺣِﻦُّ ﺍﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﺴﻤﺎﺕِ
ﺍﻟﻰ ﻣُﺮْﺗﻘﻰ ﻭﺟﻬِﻚٓ ﺍﻟﻄﻴّﺐِ
ﻭﺷﻌﺮﻙٓ ﻫﺬﺍ ﻧﺴﻴﺞُ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺎﻝِ
ﻣﺰﻳﺞِ ﺍﻟﻴﻘﺎﺋﻖِ ﻭﺍﻟﻐﻴْﻬٓﺐ